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Themba Ndebele-Monyela is an ex-cadre of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), with a background in military intelligence and security, who served at various MK training camps. He holds a Masters in History from the Kuban State University in Krasnodar in the former USSR, where he graduated in 1989. He was a member of the Liberation Committee of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) in Lusaka, Zambia.
After his return to South Africa, Mr Ndebele-Monyela worked as an archivist at the State Archives and the South African History Archives (SAHA), before taking up a post as a senior archivist at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). He also served as First Secretary of the South African High Commission in Lesotho. He was a regional manager at the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria and later took up a position as Head of the Department of Home Affairs in Ekurhuleni.
Active in MK veterans' affairs, Mr Ndebele-Monyela took part in both the 50th anniversary commemorations of the formation of MK (1961-2011) and the centenary celebrations of the establishment of the ANC (1912-2012). He is fluent in many languages, including, but not limited to, Russian, Arabic and Swahili. His special interests include historical research and writing, oral history, and the history of the Liberation Struggle in the southern African region.
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